Broadway hit ‘Mean Girls’ coming to Boston

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The first national tour will play the Citizens Bank Opera House for a two-week engagement from Jan. 28 to Feb. 9, 2020, announced Broadway in Boston Monday night. Also announced was a lineup of 10 touring productions for the 2019-2020 35th anniversary season that begins this October with a return engagement of “Disney’s The Lion King.”

Another highlight is the debut of “SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical,” about Boston’s own disco diva. Other shows new to local audiences will be the Best Musical winner “Come From Away,” 10-time Tony-winner “The Band’s Visit” and the romantic adventure “Anastasia.”

Tivon Marcus, vice president of Broadway In Boston, said the upcoming season features “programming that excites and entertains.”

The rest of the slate is a mix of revivals and crowd-pleasing return engagements, including “Cats,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Jersey Boys” and “Chicago.”

Here’s the full slate:

“Disney’s The Lion King,” Oct. 3-27, Opera House – The smash Disney musical about lion king cub Simba’s search for identity opened the restored Opera House in 2004 and returns to the theater to kick off the fall theater season.

“Come From Away” Nov. 5-17, Opera House – Dubbed "the 9/11 musical," the show is an adaptation of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded airline passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them in the wake of the terrorist attacks.

“Cats,” Jan. 7-19, 2020, Opera House – The Broadway show with more than nine lives returns once again.

“Mean Girls,” Jan. 28-Feb. 9, 2020, Opera House – The smash musical adaptation of the hit movie in which a home-schooled teen starts public school for the first time and clashes with the cool girl clique. That’s so fetch.

“Fiddler on the Roof,” Feb. 25-March 8, 2020, Emerson Colonial Theatre – Come for the story of Tevye, the Jewish dairyman whose traditions are threatened in ways he never expected, but stay for the enduring musical theater classics of “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” and “Tradition.”

“Jersey Boys,” March 18-22, 2020, Emerson Colonial Theatre – The Tony-winning musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is a local favorite. Expect a parade of hits, from “Oh, What a Night!” to “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and more.

“The Band’s Visit,” March 24-April 5, 2020, Opera House – A lilting opus that sings praises to music’s power to facilitate change and understanding – even between ancient enemies like Jews and Egyptians.

“Chicago,” May 5-10, 2020, Emerson Colonial Theatre – The razzle-dazzle revival of the Bob Fosse show about Roxie Hart, a conniving and murderous chorine and her quest for celebrity. If you haven’t seen it yet, do.

“Anastasia,” July 7-19, 2020, Opera House – The musical, based on the 1997 animated film, tells the story of a young orphan who’s trying to reconnect with her past.

“Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” Aug. 4-16, 2020, Opera House – Looking for some “hot stuff?” Look no further. Boston’s own disco diva gets the jukebox musical treatment with a score featuring more than 20 of Summer’s classic hits, such as “Bad Girls” and “Love to Love You Baby.” Sign me up.

Ticket information at www.BroadwayInBoston.com or call 866-523-7469.

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